Review of "Reflections on a Lake"
at the Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY

New
York Times Review

In
Islip, Experimentation and Installation, August 29, 1999
by Helen A. Harrison

Mirrors
for viewing "Reflections on a Lake," by Devorah Sperber

Illusions of space
and scale are exploited with uncanny impact in Devorah Sperber's "Reflections
on a Lake." The image is composed of thousands of spools of thread
that when seen at close range look like a random arrangement of colored
cylinders. Viewed from a distance, the colors coalesce to form a picture,
as in a mosaic or pointillist painting, but in this space the viewer cannot
back up far enough to see it. Instead, one must look into small convex
mirrors mounted on the opposite wall, where a vividly realised shoreline
landscape appears. This amazing optical illusion raises issues of perception
that deserve extended scrutiny-- yet another aspect of reflection that
the work addresses. -Helen
A. Harrison 8-29-99